All MCA Insight articles in October 2015 – Page 7
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News
Famous Brands UK performance “satisfactory”
Famous Brands has said that its UK operation, which includes its 90-strong Wimpy estate, delivered a “satisfactory” performance in the six months to the end of August
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Shepherd Neame opens second Todd’s Wine Bar
Shepherd Neame has expanded its wine bar concept Todd’s with a redevelopment of a function room at Blackheath pub, The Crown.
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Pub fines for illegal football screenings hit £71k in nine weeks
There have been 15 prosecutions in the first nine weeks of the football season, M&C has learnt.
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D&D to relaunch Floridita site as 100 Wardour St
D&D London is set to re-open its Marquee Club, Conran’s Mezzo and Floridita property in London’s Soho as 100 Wardour Street at the start of next year
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Pickles Pub eyes growth, takes on first hotel
Neil Pickles, founder of Yorkshire-based Pickles Pubs, has told M&C that he plans to get to ten sites in this stage of growth after taking on his first hotel.
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Vapiano to open at Christmas for first time
Italian restaurant group Vapiano will open its Great Portland Street restaurant on Christmas Day for the first time.
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Draco Pub Co secures £4m funding
Rob Greacen, managing director of Draco Pub Co, has told M&C the company’s £4m refinancing deal will allow it to ramp up its expansion plans – with a deal close on its fourth site.
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Esquires plans "aggressive growth"
Esquires Coffee, the Canadian franchised coffee shop group, has lined up its next three stores to open in Q1 2016 as part of “aggressive” growth plans
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True North Brew Co plans organic growth
True North Brew Co., the pub operator formerly known as Forum Café Bars, has plans to continue growing organically adding one to two venues each year
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Deliveroo to launch in Dubai and Oz
Deliveroo, the online restaurant delivery platform, is launching its service into the UAE and Australia in the first week of November to open up new international markets
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Rollo: Expect strong trading for Enterprise Q4
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, has said he expects Q4 trading for Enterprise Inns to have been ‘solid’ but has warned that its strategic plan will lead to significant overheads.
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Five minutes with… David Grant, Moorhouse’s
This week M&C takes five minutes to talk to David Grant, managing director of Moorhouse’s Brewery, about plans for growth, the threat from ‘illegal brewers’ and why he’d like to get into coffee.
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Analysis & Insight
Big demand for small plates
The growing trend for snacking and grazing-style dining has put the spotlight on a part of restaurants’ menus that hasn’t previously attracted much attention. Darren Tristano investigates
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Gloucester pub crowned Michelin Pub of the Year 2016
A Gloucester pub has been named Pub of the Year by Michelin ahead of the release of its Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2016 next week
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ULG to add five sites by April
Adrian Hartley, the newly appointed managing director of Urban Leisure Group, has told M&C the group will open five sites in the next six months – with a sixth planned for the end of 2016.
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Simmons to open in Soho
London bar operator Simmons is preparing to open its third venue this year after securing a site in Soho on Bateman Street
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Zebrano opens third site
Zebrano, the London bar and restaurant operator, is opening its third restaurant under the up-market dining concept in the City at Houndsditch
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Coffee Republic opens first Oman site
Coffee Republic, the rapidly expanding international coffee shop group, has signed a franchise agreement in Oman with Al Masar Technology
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Bradford reclaims Curry Capital title
Bradford has been named Curry Capital of Britain for the fifth year running ahead of Glasgow and Brighton
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Bedlam Brewery signs up with Greene King and Indigo
Sussex craft brewer has agreed new distribution deals with two key pub groups.